Tech CEO Elon Musk continues to ring the alarm bell over artificial intelligence, calling it a threat to civilization. Meanwhile, he opens up about the role Twitter might play in the 2024 presidential election. A Moscow court today rejected an appeal from U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich regarding pre-trial detention. That means Gershkovich will be incarcerated…
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Rep. Jordan Subpoenas FTC Over Twitter, Musk Investigation
April 12, 2023
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 12 subpoenaed Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission, stepping up the conflict between that agency and House Republicans regarding its approach to Twitter in the Elon Musk era. The Epoch Times has reviewed the subpoena. The subpoena comes after a March 10 letter to Khan from Jordan,…
Musk Says SpaceX Starship Rocket Launch Slipping to Later in April
WASHINGTON—A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test now is likely to take place later this month rather than sometime this week, the space company’s CEO Elon Musk said on Monday. SpaceX envisions Starship as a fully reusable transportation system to carry astronauts and cargo to Earth orbit, the moon, Mars, and beyond. The…
AI Experts Disown Musk-Backed Campaign Citing Their Research
LONDON—Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter—co-signed by Elon Musk—demanding an urgent pause in research. The letter, dated March 22 and with more than 1,800 signatures by Friday, called for a six-month circuit-breaker in the development of systems “more powerful” than Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s new GPT-4, which…
Elon Musk Seeks to End $258 Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit
NEW YORK—Elon Musk asked a U.S. judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. In an evening filing in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Musk and his electric car company Tesla Inc. called the lawsuit by Dogecoin investors a “fanciful…
Musk Announces Shakeup for Twitter Verified Users
March 28, 2023
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Elon Musk has touted Twitter’s paid Blue subscription plan as providing users with additional benefits while helping to prevent AI bots from taking over the platform. In a March 27 Twitter post, Musk said users will now need a “verified account” if they want to be eligible to vote in polls or be recommended on the platform’s…
Tesla’s Next Generation Smaller Car to Operate Mostly Autonomously: Musk
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the next generation small car the company is working on would operate mostly in autonomous mode, similar to a promise he made in 2020. On Tuesday he said there was a clear path to delivering a car that cost half as much to build as Tesla’s…
Musk Says Twitter Could Be Cash Flow-Positive Next Quarter
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company had “a shot” at being cash flow-positive next quarter, as the social media platform has been aggressively cutting costs. Musk, speaking at a Morgan Stanley investor conference that was webcast, said it was “startling” how poorly Twitter managed to make money off its messaging…
Blinken Says US Has Had Talks With Elon Musk About Starlink in Ukraine
February 20, 2023
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the U.S. government has had conversations with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine. SpaceX this month said it has taken steps to prevent Ukraine’s military from using the company’s Starlink service for controlling drones in the region during the country’s…
Biden Touts Musk’s Tesla Charger Network in Rare Moment of Praise
President Joe Biden offered some relatively rare praise for Elon Musk, as Musk made part of the Tesla vehicle charging network available to some other electric vehicle brands. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced several different electric vehicle makers and rental car brands are planning to expand access to vehicle charging stations. The White House…
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